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Marriage is not a Doris Day movie, but the Morans ...             The Complete Stories62 reviews Flannery O'Connor Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971 The Devil's In The Details + One of Two Must Own Collection of Short Stories + Completely Unique + Flannery O'Connor, one twisted sister + American Sophocles             About a Boy309 reviews Nick Hornby Riverhead Trade, 1999 Funny and entertaining + Loved it! + Pretty good read This book is an easy read. There are many hilarious moments. Hornby adeptly mines the rich vein of humor in male female relationships. His is an exclusively male perspective, even more so because he is a British male. Still, he pokes so much fun at his protagonist Will that I think women will enjoy ...             Eleanor Rigby: A Novel31 reviews Douglas Coupland Bloomsbury USA, 2006 Phenomenal book... + Classic Coupland + look at all the lonely people... It is hard to put into words how much I liked this book. The writing is flawless, the plot is fantastic and creative. It is impossible not to sympathize with the main character. Douglas Coupland engages the reader and never lets go, even after you have finished reading. Coupland has become one ...             Pleasure of My Company, The: A Novella158 reviews Steve Martin Hyperion, 2004 Wild and Crazy OCD Guy! + Quirky, touching, fun wordplay + A story of a neaurotic man capable of great tenderness + Cute story - great read             Joe College: A Novel61 reviews Tom Perrotta St. Martin's Griffin, 2006 Another winner from Perrotta + Fear of Failing + Stunning! + Funny, Engaging Coming-of-Age Tale             A Prayer for Owen Meany1074 reviews John Irving Ballantine Books, 1990 Great book, beautiful edition! + my favorite book + The Best of Irving + AWESOME             Birds of America: Stories84 reviews Lorrie Moore Picador, 1999 A Christmas Appreciation of Lorrie Moore + For anyone with a child interned at the hospital... + Discovering Lorrie Moore + What wonderful stories!             My Name Is Russell Fink26 reviews Michael Snyder Zondervan, 2008 A Blast! + The World According to Russell Fink + Wonderful!!! + Incredibly witty Christian fiction! + Fun and quirky             Pleasure of My Company, The: A Novella158 reviews Steve Martin Hyperion, 2004 Wild and Crazy OCD Guy! + Quirky, touching, fun wordplay + A story of a neaurotic man capable of great tenderness + Cute story - great read             Birds of America: Stories84 reviews Lorrie Moore Picador, 1999 A Christmas Appreciation of Lorrie Moore + For anyone with a child interned at the hospital... + Discovering Lorrie Moore + What wonderful stories!             A Prayer for Owen Meany1074 reviews John Irving Ballantine Books, 1990 Great book, beautiful edition! + my favorite book + The Best of Irving + AWESOME             Joe College: A Novel61 reviews Tom Perrotta St. Martin's Griffin, 2006 Another winner from Perrotta + Fear of Failing + Stunning! + Funny, Engaging Coming-of-Age Tale             Breathing Lessons: A Novel104 reviews Anne Tyler Ballantine Books, 2006 Two for the Road + So real it reached out and bit me The more things change the more they stay the same. Maggie and Ira Moran are a 50ish couple, married back in the 1950's. Like all couples, they had their hopes and dreams, and many of them have come true, though not exactly as they had envisioned. Marriage is not a Doris Day movie, but the Morans ...             My Name Is Russell Fink26 reviews Michael Snyder Zondervan, 2008 A Blast! + The World According to Russell Fink + Wonderful!!! + Incredibly witty Christian fiction! + Fun and quirky             The Complete Stories62 reviews Flannery O'Connor Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971 The Devil's In The Details + One of Two Must Own Collection of Short Stories + Completely Unique + Flannery O'Connor, one twisted sister + American Sophocles             About a Boy309 reviews Nick Hornby Riverhead Trade, 1999 Funny and entertaining + Loved it! + Pretty good read This book is an easy read. There are many hilarious moments. Hornby adeptly mines the rich vein of humor in male female relationships. His is an exclusively male perspective, even more so because he is a British male. Still, he pokes so much fun at his protagonist Will that I think women will enjoy ...             Come Up and See Me Sometime: Stories18 reviews Erika Krouse Scribner, 2002 Hilarious, with backbone + Come Up and See Me Sometime + Spread the word + Controversial stuff